Git deploy on MediaTemple DV

Question

I have a MediaTemple dv Server and a project versioned with Git I would like to deploy. The situation is the following:

• I develop the site on my local machine.
• I commit changes on my local git repo (repoA)
• I push changes to the online repository (repoB) via Tower (http://www.git-tower.com) (the repository is in a folder not accessible via http)

I would like to automatically mirror from the remote repository (repoB) to a public html folder located at /var/www/vhosts/hostname.com/foldername

How could I automate the process?

Answer 1

This is a well-documented, easily-automated workflow. Essentially you're looking for server side git hooks. Try these as starting points:

• Simple git post-commit hook to copy committed files to a certain folder
• Using Git to manage a web site

Answer 2

I was trying to do this a few months back and was finally able to piece it together from pages that are too advanced and vague responses from this site. I finally got it down and explained it for the not so advanced user. I was setting mine up on a mediatemple grid server, so yours should be similar. It's written for someone not familiar with the whole command line process. See if it helps. Good luck.

Deploying with git